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96 pp.
| Blue Apple |
August, 2014 |
TradeISBN 978-1-60905-457-1$12.99
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PaperISBN 978-1-60905-553-0$5.99
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1-3Jump-into-Chapters series.
This comics-style transitional book is divided into three "chapters," and each is an extended joke that pits Andy the alligator against his other quirky animal friends. The best part is an animal symphony of onomatopoeia, but many of the characters' interactions come across as senseless teasing. The illustrations have a rich yet limited color palette; speech-balloon text is nicely integrated into the pictures.